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(No Model.) H. C. GARDNER.

LIQUID COOLER.

N0. 484,955. Patented Oct. 25, 1892.

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HORACE C. GARDNER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND GUSTAVUS F. SWIFT, OF SAME PLACE.

LIQUID-COOLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 484,955, dated October 25, 1892.

Application filed November 20, 1890. Serial No. 372,000. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: the pulley m the various parts of the coil are in- Be it known that I, HORACE C. GARDNER, a termittentlysubmerged in the water and then citizen of the United States, residing at Chiexposed to the atmosphere, whereby the evapcago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, oration of the water or moisture upon the porhave invented a new and useful Improvetion of the coiled pipe which is exposed to mentin Apparatus for Cooling Gases, Vapors, the atmosphere causes the taking up of heat and Liquids, of which the following is a full, by the water from the hot fluid or vapor in clear, and exact specification. the coiled pipe.

This invention has forits object to provide The spiral form of the pipe A aids mateto a novel, simple, efficient, and economical aprially in forcing liquid therethrough, since paratus for cooling liquids, gases, vapors, or the coil extends in such direction as to force other fluids by the evaporation of water or the liquid through the pipe as the latter romoisture upon portions of a coiled pipe extates, posed to the atmosphere. In order to carry oif the atmosphere laden [5 To accomplish this object, my inventioninwith the vapor formed by the vaporization volves the features of construction and the of water upon the coiled pipe, I provide an combination or arrangement of devices hereair-delivery pipe 6, arranged to deliver air ininafter described and claimed, reference betermittently or continuously longitudinally ing made to the accompanying drawing, in along the portion of the coiled pipe which is 20 which the figure is a sectional elevation of an exposed to the atmosphere. The air may be apparatus embodying my invention. forced through the pipe 6 in any suitable man- In order to enable those skilled in the art ner. to make and use my invention, Iwill now de- By directing the air longitudinally along scribe the same in detail, referring to the the spirally-coiled pipe I insure perfect con- 25 drawing, whereintact of air with the coil and economize in the The lettersA indicate two pillow-blocks aruse of air. ranged at a suitable distance apart to receive Having thus described my invention, what between them a tank B, which is designed to I claim is contain a body of water. 1. In an apparatus for cooling fluids, the

30 Theletter A'indicates a spirally-coiled pipe combination, with atank for containing water, arranged horizontally and having its end porof a pipe coiled into spiral form and arranged tions extended horizontally into journals, horizontally to be partially immersed in the which are coincident with the axis of the water in the tank, said coiled pipe having its coiled portion of the pipe and are supp rted end portions extended into journals, pillow- 5 by the pillow-block A in such manner that blocks or supports for the said journals, and the coiled pipe can be turned or rotated by means for rotating the coiled pipe, substansuitable meanssuch, for example, as a pultially as described. ley m, secured to one of the horizontal jour- 2. In an apparatus for cooling fluids, the nals. The coiled portion of the pipe is parcombination of a watentank, a coiled pipe 0 tially submerged in the water contained in partially immersed in the water in the tank, the tank and by rotating the coiled pipe porpillow-blocks or supports for the end portions tions thereof are intermittently immersed and of the coiled pipe, means for rotating the then exposed to the atmosphere. The liquid, coiled pipe, and an air-pipe for delivering air gas, or vapor to be cooled is caused to flow longitudinally along the portion of the coiled 45 through the coiled portion of the pipe, and pipe which is exposed to the atmosphere, sub- 5 for this purpose one of the journals is prostantially as described.

vided with an inletpipe a, while the other HORACE C. GARDNER. journal is provided with an outlet-pipe b. Witnesses: The pipe A is coiled in cylindrical form, and JOHN L. J ACKSON,

50 by rotating this pipe through the medium of A. H. ADAMS. 

